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Man hit while out of vehicle on I-79

MORGANTOWN -- A man was taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon after getting hit by a vehicle on Interstate 79. Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the crash, which happened on southbound I-79 near the 155 mile marker, or Star City exit, at 1:33 p.m.  A kayak and ...

One of two murderers who shot WVU student sentenced to prison

MORGANTOWN -- One of two men who murdered 21-year-old WVU student Eric J. Smith Feb. 28, 2020, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Terrell Linear, 22, apologized to Smith's family at Thursday’s hearing.  “I take complete and full ...

Morrisey opposes opioid settlement

Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reiterated his  opposition to a nationwide opioid settlement Wednesday that he said shortchanges the state of West Virginia and its counties and municipalities. “West Virginia is a resounding ...

Man accused of damaging Westover cruisers skips court

An arrest warrant was issued for Michael Cotterall Jr. Friday after he did not show up to his preliminary hearing. Cotterall is accused of damaging multiple Westover police cruisers and its municipal building July 5. According to police, Cotterall jumped on five cruisers belonging to the ...

Pfizer agrees to $345M settlement in EpiPen antitrust class action lawsuit

MORGANTOWN — Pfizer and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to a $345 million settlement in a four-year class-action antitrust lawsuit concerning Mylan's EpiPen. Pfizer subsidiary Meridian manufactures the EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector for Mylan. The plaintiffs alleged that Mylan and ...

Detroit man charged in overdose death

MORGANTOWN -- A Detroit man has been charged with giving a person who died by overdose the drugs that killed them. Tremayne I. Johnson was arrested by the Detroit Police Department July 14 and extradited back to West Virginia, said P.J. Scott, deputy chief of the Morgantown Police ...